The location in Blütenallee is intended to improve emergency care in the north of the city
Darmstadt is planning to build a new ambulance station on Blütenallee. This is intended to improve emergency medical services in the Darmstadt-Arheilgen and Darmstadt-Wixhausen districts and simultaneously strengthen disaster relief.
“With the new rescue station, we are strengthening the emergency medical services in Arheilgen and Wixhausen and creating better conditions for disaster protection,” explains City Councillor Paul Georg Wandrey.
Better infrastructure for emergency services and volunteers
The new building will allow the rescue vehicles currently stationed on Messeler Straße to be housed at a more suitable location. This will free up space at the current site, which can then be used more extensively for vehicles and potential additional equipment for disaster relief.
Rooms that have previously been used by full-time emergency services could in the future serve as changing rooms and storage areas for volunteer emergency personnel.
Location with tactical advantages
According to the city, the current ambulance station is not ideally located for quickly reaching the Arheilgen and Wixhausen districts, as emergency vehicles must first drive along main roads. The new location on Blütenallee is intended to improve access and thus help meet the legally mandated response time.
The ambulance station will be accessed via existing roads. A new connection to Federal Highway 3 is not planned. The building application for the project has already been submitted and is currently under review.
Part of the Darmstadt rescue service area
The Darmstadt emergency medical services district is divided into three service areas with a total of four ambulance stations and one additional ambulance base. The northern area comprises the districts of Arheilgen and Wixhausen.
Currently, a 24/7 ambulance and another ambulance operating on a twelve-hour shift are in daily service there. The station is currently housed on the premises of the German Red Cross (DRK) local branch Darmstadt-Arheilgen/Wixhausen, whose facilities have long been considered overcrowded.
German Red Cross welcomes new building plans
The German Red Cross (DRK) rescue and social services Starkenburg gGmbH also supports the plans. Managing Director Simon Heberer emphasizes that the current premises no longer adequately meet the increasing demands of the rescue service and disaster relief.
The new ambulance station will allow the legally required space requirements to be better met in the future. At the same time, more space will be created at the current location for volunteer work in disaster relief.
During the planning process, it was also decided not to pursue the originally discussed use as a youth center. This need is already met elsewhere in Arheilgen.
(DARMSTADT – RED/PSD/stip)
